Her Amish grandmother passed old-fashioned, time-honored recipes onto her mother, who passed them to Cathy, whose daughters now make them.

No canned pie filling, only real fruit. No preservatives. Just made-from-scratch baked goods, hence the name of Holiday's new venture: Made From Scratch Bake Shop.

"Our biggest thing is baking," Holiday said Friday from behind the well-stocked display case in the tiny front room of the bakery on Mount Vernon Road, just north of the former Helen's Family Restaurant. "Baking and making."

After a hiatus from years of experience in the restaurant business -- Holiday previously owned restaurants in Johnstown and near Delaware -- she decided to put her love of baking into action at the property she'd been eyeing "for years," she said.

In addition, lunches are served at windows on the side of the building adjacent to the parking lot, where customers can drive up, park and take their food to go or eat it at one of several outdoor picnic tables.

Holiday calls it "comfort food to go."

Sandwiches and soups are served at lunchtime; Friday's special was a turkey bacon club on a homemade Tuscan herb bun, seasoned with garlic and tomato.

Beginning in June, the bakery will open at 6:30 a.m. to offer fresh breakfasts of sausage, biscuits and gravy.

Live entertainment also is on the horizon.

"Eventually out here we'll be having jam sessions," she said.

The faithful customer base that Holiday served previously in the restaurant business have been supportive of her new venture, she said, as have the passers-by who have stopped in.